The Admiralty Newsletter - 9 February 2026
Expert analyses of maritime law, regulatory developments, and landmark cases delivered to your inbox every week.
In this week’s edition we unpack the Court of Appeal’s Skyros Maritime decision on redelivery damages and the Res Inter Alios Acta principle, as well as rulings on fuel oil disputes and passage planning. We also have analysis of whether owners can lawfully slow down to meet eco-rules, and how CII, EU ETS and FuelEU clauses interact with operational responsibilities.
Regulatory developments explore the UN Convention on Judicial Sales of Ships entering into force, new national rules from Indonesia and Brazil, Malta’s evolving tax and agent standards, post‑Bow Jubail IOPC guidance, and OFAC and EPA moves.
Off‑spec bunkers, cargo theft trends, ship finance shifts and fleet seizures are in the News this week. And in Opinion we have pieces challenging the scope of anti‑suit injunctions, Jones Act shipbuilding, and the prospects for Nigeria as a centre for maritime arbitration.
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Index
Case Law
Late redelivery damages: Court of Appeal reaffirms market-based measure in Skyros Maritime Corp & another v Hapag-Lloyd AG (Norton Rose)
Can Owners Slow Down — Without Breach? Eco-Measures, CII, EU ETS and FuelEU Compliance, and BIMCO Clauses (Arun Kasi)
Commercial Court sheds light on the meaning of ‘typicals’ versus ‘guarantees’ in fuel oil dispute (Hill Dickinson)
Commodities in Focus Weekly - The “Happy Aras” [2026] EWHC 7 (Admlty) (Stephenson Harwood)
Regulatory
UN Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships to enter into force (Ehlermann Rindfleisch Gadow)
ACTIO Regulatory Analysis The Aftermath of The Bow Jubail: IOPC Funds Amended Guidance for Member States on the Definition of a “Ship” (Anggraeni and Partners)
FuelEU: the first deadline passes. Are you ready to comply? (WFW)
New IBAMA Regulation on Ship-to-Ship Operations Enters into Force (Mayer Brown)
More Trickle than Gusher- OFAC’s New Rules do Not Quite Signal New Venezuelan Oil Rush (Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP)
Indonesia Updates Its Import Regime: Key Changes Under Minister of Trade Regulation No. 37 of 2025 (SSEK)
EPA as guard at the gates: The Agency’s strengthening enforcement of illegal chemical and pesticide imports (Hogan Lovells)
Tax Treatment of Highly Skilled Individuals Rules in Malta (LN 20 of 2026) vis-à-vis the Maritime Sector (Dingli and Dingli)
The code of standards for resident agents: Strengthening Malta’s position as a leading flag state (Ganado Advocates)
When economic warfare meets gunboat diplomacy: What to know about the US seizures of shadow fleet tankers (Holland & Knight)
OFAC Issues General Licenses Authorizing Certain Activities Involving The Venezuelan Oil Industry (Freehill, Hogan, and Maher)
News
Absolutely nuts: off-spec bunkers cut with cashew shell residues (Lloyd’s List / HFW)
Maritime security in the northern Black Sea: Operational realities and emerging risks (Skuld)
Red flags raised over growing cargo theft and freight fraud (Splash / Transported Asset Protection Association)
Trends in Ship Finance (Holland & Knight)
Lease-in lease-out structure allows shipowners to own leased vessels (Lloyd’s List / WFW)
Korean company faces £91m bill for ‘exceptionally serious’ disclosure failures (Law Gazette)
‘Zombie’ net zero push is danger to IMO, not us, says US official (Lloyd’s List / U.S. Department of State)
On The Move
Hamburg maritime team departs Clyde & Co to launch specialist maritime boutique (Leaders League)
Quadrant Chambers welcomes home Rob Lawson KC & Stephanie Barrett (Quadrant Chambers)
Expansion of LCI Law’s London Office Team (LCI)
Opinion
Rethinking the Scope of Anti-Suit Injunctions (National University of Singapore - Centre for Maritime Law)
Stop Studying and Build Ships (Charlie Papavizas / Winston & Strawn)
Challenges and Prospects of Maritime Arbitration in Nigeria (Foundation Chambers)
Increasing Private Equity Interest in U.S. Shipbuilding and the Jones Act Market (Holland & Knight)